Do Breast Density Laws Improve Public Knowledge?
It is essential that women and their physicians understand how breast density affects breast cancer risk and screening. As of December 2014, 18 states had passed breast density laws to help improve public knowledge surrounding breast density by requiring radiologists to inform patients when mammography reveals dense breast tissue.
Despite these developments, several recent surveys suggest that neither patients nor physicians fully understand the relationship between dense breast tissue, breast cancer risk, and breast cancer screening.
Patient Knowledge Regarding Breast Density
Public awareness campaigns to promote mammography screening have been effective and a significant reason breast cancer mortality has fallen over the past several years. In a survey conducted by the Working Mother […]
MURRIETA, Calif., July 1, 2013 – Breastlink of Temecula Valley, a facility operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of RadNet, Inc., a network of outpatient imaging and comprehensive cancer treatment centers, announced it is the first medical center to offer automated whole breast ultrasound screening in Northern San Diego County and the Temecula Valley. Patients with an elevated risk of breast cancer, including women with dense breasts, 
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. and RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., April 11, 2013 – Gilda’s Club Desert Cities, a non-profit cancer support and education organization serving the Coachella Valley, announced it will host a free, public seminar on breast density on April 30, 2013, presented by four doctors from Breastlink of Rancho Mirage, a comprehensive breast health center.
